ST.

DUNSTANS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

TID BITS FROM THE TABLE ~ SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
FINAL EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE

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Please send all future communications to the new email address. Thanks!
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UPCOMING MEETINGS and ETC:
September 13 Vestry Meeting after 10 AM Service
September 13 ECW Pop Up Bake, Plant and Craft Mini Sale after 10 AM Service
September 17 Next ECW Christmas Fair Committee Meeting, 6 PM at Church
September 20 ECW Monthly Meeting after 10 AM Service
September 27 ECW EZ Tea Tray Crafting Workshop for Christmas Fair after 10 AM Service
UPCOMING WORSHIP SCHEDULE:
September 6 Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 8 am and 10 am, Mother Johanna
September 13 Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 8 am and 10 am, Mother Johanna
September 20 Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 8 am and 10 am, Mother Johanna
SUNDAY SCHOOL:
After two meetings, the Sunday School Committee has a plan. We will begin on Sunday, September 20th
using a new curriculum, Workshop Rotation.org. With this curriculum, children study one lesson for four
weeks, using the arts, games, cooking and videos to understand the Bible. We encourage all parishioners to
view the www.rotation.org video on the internet to find out about this program. Children and parents will
gather with the congregation upstairs for the Collect and Prayer, then proceed downstairs to launch the first
of weekly children's chapel services, followed by active lessons.
We are starting a nursery for our smallest parishioners, hoping that all parents with babes and some willing
parishioners will form a caregiving rotation. We also welcome all parishioners to take a turn at teaching one
or two Sundays a year so that no one misses the service upstairs every Sunday.
On September 6th there will be three sign up sheets at coffee hour. The first to guarantee nursery care for the
first 12 weeks. The second will outline the first 12 weeks of rotation lessons so you can sign up to be a
teacher. In the spirit of our new curriculum, we want to name our Sunday School. In Ipswich, MA it is called
"The Beach" and each classroom is named for fish or shells. On the third sheet we will challenge you to come
up with a name for our Sunday School!
Please remember that we need art supplies and Legos. And on Sunday, September 20, coffee hour
refreshments will be ice cream sundaes.
Barbara Clark
HOLIDAY FAIR:
Your St. Dunstan's Holiday Fair Committee will gear up for the big event this month so we will be
resplendent in November 21. Many elements of the Fair are already in place, including format, advertising
plan, vendors, auction items, table leaders, luncheon plans and menu, and spatial layout. Our next meeting will
be in the Undercroft on Thursday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m. with light supper.
Two other events are planned for the month of September: first another mini pop up sale at coffee hour to
benefit Fair expenses. Parishioners are welcome to bring a few baked goods, plants or craft items to add to
this sale. On Sunday, September 27 after coffee hour and with snacks, the Fair Committee is hosting a tiled
tray crafting workshop in the Lottie Horn Room. Supplies and creative guidance will be provided. Completed
trays will be sold at our Holiday Fair. We hope you will join us.

PRAYER REQUESTS:
As requested, Prayer Request Cards are now on hooks in the pews, as well as on the table at the back of the nave.
ALTAR FLOWERS:
Have a special event, birthday, anniversary or graduation you wish to mark? The Altar Flower sign-up sheet is located
on the table in the Narthex. A new sign-up sheet was added for August through October.
COFFEE HOUR SIGN UP:
A Coffee Hour sign-up sheet is now available on the ECW bulletin board for September-December services. Anyone is
welcome to host or co-host a coffee hour and the items offered to supplement coffee and juice can be as simple or fancy
as the host/hostess would like. It is always fun to buddy up and have someone host with you. Please sign up if you are
interested and ask Tracy, Leslie or Muffet for more information if needed.
IN OUR COMMUNITY:
LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRY NEWS:
When you read this article, Labor Day will be right around the corner and you all know what that means to the Pantry
fund raising efforts. The pie booth will be at the Blue Hill Fair once again and St. Dunstan's fabulous pie bakers are
again featured on Saturday the 5th of September. Mary, Judy, Jan, Lorna and Marian have again agreed to contribute
delicious pies and Harvey and Joe will be serving between the hours of 1 and 5 P.M. Drop by and we will provide the
treat of the day. If you cannot make the fair on Saturday, the booth will be open each day of the fair for you to get your
slice of pie.

Flash In The Pans

FREE Concert! Donations welcome; to benefit Everybody Eats!
In the Re-Store parking lot next to Jordans Snack Bar 200 Downeast Highway, Ellsworth
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 pm
Bring a blanket or picnic chair, grab a snack at Jordans, come on over to the parking lot (inside
building if raining) and be ready to dance!
Loaves And Fishes Needs Your Egg Cartons!
Please save and recycle your empty egg cartons and plastic shopping bags by bringing them to the church and placing
them in the "Little Red Wagon" or taking them directly to the Loaves and Fishes food pantry. Many thanks!

Remember to wear your nametags each Sunday!

~WORSHIP and MINISTRY SCHEDULE~
Lay Ministers:
09/06
09/13
Holy Eucharist
Holy Eucharist
Altar Guild
Dianne Kelley
Sarah Whalen
8:00 am Service
8:00 am Service
Officiant
Mother Johanna
Mother Johanna
Reader
George Stevens
Jean Rohrer
10:00 am Service
10:00 am Service
Officiant
Mother Johanna
Mother Johanna
Lay Readers
Sarah Whalen, Bill Thomas, Dianne Kelley
Andrew Chattin, Karl Haller, Diana Gazis
Chalice Bearer
Dianne Kelley
Andrew Chattin
Crucifer
Jim Newett
Jerry Whitney
Server
Dave Wells
Dan DeLong
Ushers
Harvey Kelley and Dan DeLong
Mary DeLong and Joe Stockbridge
Coffee Hour
Martha Thomas and Leslie Beyer
If you should have an emergency, you may contact: Reverend Johanna-Karen Johannson, Priest 902-1013; Senior
Warden Dave Wells at 667-6206 (h), 610-3709 (c); Junior Warden Harvey Kelley at 422-3115 (h) or 266-5148 (c)
For pastoral needs: Deacon Rev. Joan Preble at 667-4068. Ann is in the office Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.